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Scoring goals has been a challenge for the Edmonton Oilers lately.
Sounds strange, doesn’t it?
They’re led by two of the biggest offensive stars in the game, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, who between them have led the National Hockey League in scoring four of the last five seasons.
McDavid and Draisaitl have led the club to the upper reaches of the NHL standings and stats sheets, helping it finish in the goals-per-game Top 10 the last four seasons, including fourth last year averaging 3.56 goals per game and first two campaigns ago with 3.96.
Fourteen games into 2024-25, however: an average of just 2.36, good for 30th among the 32-team league.
The statistical dip corresponds with the team’s dive in the special teams-rankings. The Oilers’ once-lethal power play, which set an NHL record two seasons ago, has scored five times in 35 …
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